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A while back I created a Firefox extension for Bushtarion. A screenshot showing the type of things it does can be found here. The extension automatically parses pages for you and displays relevant information within the page. I originally planned to make this available publicly, however Azzer advised me not to make it public and said
Such a script could be used as a basis for a lot more (ie. something that scans the page for incoming and alerts you if necessary). But this would require the use of an autorefresher and, as I said, I feel auto refreshers should be illegal as the player is not involved in the interacting with the server.
So, should this be illegal or not?
There was a pretty lengthy discussion on IRC tonight about whether or not things like this should be illegal. Imo, so long as a player forces the interaction with the server himself (ie. the player clicks refresh/a link) it should be legal. If, however, the player uses a script to interact with the server for him (ie. an auto refresher) it should be illegal. Blackwolf kept going on about how it should be illegal as it does not require the player to click a button or c&p the page anywhere. However, if the player needs to click refresh, why should he have to bother then clicking a button or c&p'ing?Azzer said:Hmmm right now it's bordering on grey but according to the "recommended rules" (which didn't get made official) it's illegal.
Such a script could be used as a basis for a lot more (ie. something that scans the page for incoming and alerts you if necessary). But this would require the use of an autorefresher and, as I said, I feel auto refreshers should be illegal as the player is not involved in the interacting with the server.
So, should this be illegal or not?